Authors: Tina Knutson; Botan Hawas

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, Volume 38, Number 4, September 2004 , pp. 348-350(3)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Abstract:

Horseshoe kidney accompanied by a totally circumcaval ureter has rarely been reported in the same patient. However, both entities are well recognized as being uncommon anomalies of the genitourinary system. Variability in the normal course of the ureter makes it difficult to differentiate a normal variant from a congenital anomaly or a deviation due to other factors such as inflammation or cancer. We present a case of simultaneous horseshoe kidney and a right ureter that ran in a circular fashion (360°) around the inferior vena cava. Contrast-enhanced CT showed that the ureter passed posterior and medial to the inferior vena cava, providing the definitive diagnosis.

Keywords: circumcaval ureter; horseshoe kidney; retrocaval ureter

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00365590410028809

Publication date: 2004-09-01

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